Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

12 years ago my x husband who is now in prison for 27 years got into a car hit and ran someone from behind, i got a letter from a lawyers office stating that i owe all these fee from the hit in run in the amount of $18,000. i contacted them and told them i was a single parent, i wasant the one involved in the accident etc. yesterday a police officer came to job and served my boss with legal papers to garnish my wages. is this legal?


Asked on 7/30/15, 8:02 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Carl Starrett Law Offices of Carl H. Starrett II

You should take the papers to a local attorney to review them determine if they are legitimate. Before a private party can initiate a wage garnishment, they must sue you and get a judgment. So it may very well be legal of the attorney followed the proper procedures.

If you have a judgment against and this is a valid wage garnishment, ask the attorney about filing a claim of exemption to reduce or eliminate the garnishment. You should also ask if you have legal grounds to vacate the judgment and you should also consider seeing a bankruptcy attorney.

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Answered on 7/30/15, 8:47 am


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